Today we will learn two lazy methods to reach 99 fishing.
Method 1
Angler’s outfit
This outfit will increase your experience by 2.5%, and you need to do the fishing trawler minigame for this outfit. You also need level 15 fishing skills to catch fish in a fishing trawler quest. You can get this outfit within 1/8 game, and the game takes about 15 minutes to finish.
Quest
There are 8 quests that you can do for these fishing rewards. The total XP you will get is 38149, which is the quest list.
- Recipe for disaster (pirate Pete) – 1000 XP
- Fishing contest – 2437 XP
- Heroes’ quest – 2725 XP
- The Fremmenik trials – 2812 XP
- Tai Bwo Wannai trio – 5000 XP
- Rum deal 7000 XP
- Sea slug – 7175 XP
- Swan song – 10000 XP
Level 1 to 24
You will be doing the sea slug quest at this level, and the only requirement is level 30 fire-making. You will need 61 normal logs and 183 oak logs, and you can get to level 30 fire-making in less than 15 minutes. After completing the quest, you will be rewarded with one quest point, 7175 fishing XP, and oyster pearls.
Level 24 to 58
Items needed are fly fishing rods and feathers, and the fishing location is the barbarian village and Shilo village. At this level, you will be catching trout and salmon. You will get 21k XP per hour and the time spent will be 10 to 11 hours.
Level 58 to 99 (Barbarian fishing method)
You can start at level 48, but it is better to start at 58 as you can catch the leaping trout and salmon.
You will level 58 fishing and level 30 strength and agility.
Once you hit level 70, you can add in leaping sturgeon, and for this, you will level 45 agility and strength.
Before starting this method, you will need to finish some barbarian training. You will earn 1.2 million in experience in agility and strength. Make sure your shift drop option is always on so that you can drop all the fish from the inventory.
You will be catching leaping trout, salmon, and sturgeon at this level. You will need a barbarian rod and feathers. The location to catch first will be southwest of the barbarian outpost. You will have 58k experience per hour and the time spent will be about 220 to 225 hours.
Level 62 to 99 (Monkfish fishing method)
You will be fishing the monkfish at this level, and for this, you need to finish the swan song quest. Once you finish this quest, you will be awarded 2 quest points, 15k magic XP, 10k prayer XP, 10k fishing XP, 25k gold coins, and access to the Piscatoris fishing colony.
At this level, you will catch monkfish and need a small fishing net. You will be catching fish at Pictarios fishing colony and get 38k XP per hour. Time spent would be 360 to 365 hours. You will profit between 31 to 342 million with 100,000 GP per hour.
Level 65 to 99 (Karambwan fishing method)
You need to complete the Tai Bwo Wannai trio quest for this method. You will be awarded 2 quest points, 2500 attack and strength XP, and 5000 fishing and cooking XP. You will need access to the fairy ring system, and for that, you need to finish the fairy tale 2 quests. The location would be just north of fairy ring DKP.
The location for this is the Karamja jungle (fairy ring DKP). At this level, you will be catching Karambwan and the items needed are a karambwan vessel, karambwanji, teleport method, and dramen staff. You will get 30k XP per hour and can be finished in 400 to 425 hours. You will profit between 110 to 115 million with 250k GP per hour.
Level 80 to 99 (infernal eel method)
At this level, you will be catching infernal eels. You can catch them at Mol-Ul-Rek, and for this, you will need a fire cape to enter. The infernal cannot be eaten but can be broken with a hammer to get loots of either onyx bolt tips or lava scale shards.
You will be catching infernal eel at this level, and items needed are an oily fishing rod, bait, hammer, and ice gloves. The location will be Mol Ul Rek, and you will get 32k XP per hour. Time spent will be 340 to 350 hours with a profit of 80 to 84 million and 240k GP per hour.
Level 82 to 99 (anglerfish method)
To catch angler fish at level 82, you need to have 100% favor with Piscirilius house. At this level, you will be catching anglerfish and the items needed are a fishing rod and sandworms. The location will be Piscarilius house, and you will get 21k XP per hour. The time spent will be 500 to 510 hours with a profit between 135 to 140 million and 250k GP per hour.
Level 67 to 99 (sacred eel method)
For this method, you need to finish the regicide quest. Once completed, you will be awarded 3 quest points, 15k coins, 13750 agility XP, and a quick route to Isafdar via Arandar. When dissected, this eel will give the Zulrah’s scales and between 109 and 127 cooking experiences and will give you between 3 to 9 scales. You will need cooking level 72 to dissect these eels.
You will catch the sacred eel at this level, and the items needed are a fishing rod, bait, and knife. The location will be Zul-Andra. It will give 21k XP per hour and the time spent will be 425 to 435 hours. The profit will be 84 million at 72 cooking and 147 million at 99 cooking with 200k GP per hour at 72 cooking and 340k GP per hour at 99 cooking.
Level 85 to 99 (dark crab method)
Completing elite wilderness diaries will give you a speed boost to catch the dark crab. You will catch dark crab at this level, and the item needed is the lobster pot, dark fishing baits, and coins. The location will be in the wilderness, and you will get 40k XP per hour with 240 to 250 hours spent. The profit will be 80 to 82 million with 330k GP per hour.
Method 2
AFK methods
- Requires 15 fishing
- Gets 5k XP per hour
- Up to 100k GP per hour
- Done to obtain angler outfit (1/8 chance)
- The expected time to set is 7 hours.
- 50 points are needed for a chance at angler, and you can obtain from bailing water 2 points, repairing holes 5 points, fixing nets 7 points, attacking Kraken 10 points, and fixing broken rails from Kraken 10 points.
2) Lobster
- Requires 40 fishing and lobster pot
- Get 120 to 300 lobster per hour
- Get 11 to 28 XP per hour
- Get 30 to 65k GP per hour
- Angler outfit and Rada’s blessing are recommended
3) Tempoross
- Requires 35 fishing
- Get 17 to 92k XP per hour.
- Get 50 to 350k GP per hour.
- Recommended the best harpoon for point and crystals, spirit angler for fast fish XP, Regular angler for XP boost, and if solo, you will need a bucket, rope, and humidity runes in rune pouch.
4) Barbarian fishing
- Requires 48 fishing, 15 agility, and 15 strength
- You will need barbarian rods and feathers
- Get 40 to 65k XP per hour
- Get 3.6 to 5.9 XP per hour for both agility and strength
- It is recommended to have an angler outfit and dragon harpoon to boost
5) Swordfish
- Requires 50 fishing and a harpoon
- Get 220 to 545 fish per hour
- Get 20 to 50k XP per hour
- Get 40 to 100k GP per hour
- Recommended items are either infernal or dragon or crystal harpoon, Rada’s blessings, and an angler outfit
6) Karambwan
- Requires 65 fishing, Tai Bwo Wannai trio quest, Karambwan vessel, Karabwanji, and fairy rings
- Get 390 to 780 karambwan per hour
- Get 20 to 40k XP per hour
- Get 150 to 300k GP per hour
- Recommended items are Rada’s blessing, angler set, and Karanjan gloves 4
7) Monkfish
- Requires 62 fishing, swan song quest, and small net
- Get 205 to 375 monkfish per hour
- Get 25 to 46k XP per hour
- Get 65 to 120k GP per hour
- Recommended items are Rada’s blessings and an anglers outfit
8) Shark
- Requires 76 fishing and a harpoon
- Get 150 to 170 sharks per hour
- Get 15 to 20k XP per hour
- Get 92 to 104K GP per hour
- Recommended items are either infernal or dragon or crystal harpoon, Rada’s blessings, and an angler outfit
9) Infernal eels
- Requires 80 fishing, oily fishing rods, hammer, fishing bait, ice gloves, and fire cape
- Get 287 to 375 eel per hour
- Get 27 to 37k XP per hour
- Get 224 to 292 GP per hour
- Recommended items are a dragon harpoon for boost, Rada’s blessing, and an angler outfit
10) Anglerfish
- Requires 82 fishing, 100% Piscarilus favor, sandworms, and fishing rod
- Get 80 to 150 fish per hour
- Get 10 to 18k XP per hour
- Get 130 to 240k GP per hour
- Recommended items are a dragon harpoon for boost, Rada’s blessing, and an angler outfit
11) Dark crabs
- Requires 85 fishing, dark fishing bait, lobster cage, and coins
- Get 125 to 410 crabs per hour
- Get 16 to 50k XP per hour
- Get 130 to 410k GP per hour
- Recommended items are wilderness elite, high def/hp, high healing food, good armor, and lockpick
12) Sacred eels
- Requires 87 fishing, fishing rods, knife, fishing bait, regicide quest started
- Get 180 to 270 eel per hour
- Get 19 to 29k fishing XP per hour
- Get 20 to 33k cooking XP per hour
- Get 150 to 395 GP per hour
- Recommended items are a dragon harpoon for boost, Rada’s blessing, and an angler outfit
Fast methods
1) 2T swordfish
- Requires 50 fishing and harpoon
- Get 65 to 135 XP per hour
- Get 750 to 1500 fish per hour
- Recommended items are dragon/infernal or crystal harpoon and angler set
2) Aerial fishing
- Requires 43 fishing 35 hunter, king worms, or fish chunks
- Get 18 to 63k fishing XP per hour
- Get 26 to 82 hunter XP per hour
- Get 1600 fish per hour
3) 2T monkfish
- Requires 62 fishing, swan song quest, small fishing net, dragon or zammy spear
- Get 110 to 123k XP per hour
- Get 894 to 100- fish per hour
- Recommended dragon/infernal or crystal harpoon, angler set, Rada’s blessing, runes, or mage def gears
4) 2T shark
- Requires 76 fishing and harpoon
- Get 56 to 68k XP per hour
- Get 450 to 600 fish per hour
- Recommended dragon/infernal or crystal harpoon, and angler set
5) 2T anglerfish
- Requires 82 fishing, 100% Piscarilius favor, fishing rod, sandworms, runes, and an alt acc
- Get 30 to 50k XP per hour
- Get 250 to 400 fish per hour
- Recommended dragon/infernal or crystal harpoon, angler set, and Rada’s blessing
6) 2T dark crab
- Requires 85 fishing, lobster pot, runes, coins, and dark fishing bait
- Get 44 to 130k XP per hour
- Get 340 to 1100 crabs per hour
- Get 350 to 1100k GP per hour
- Recommended Rada’s blessing, high def and hp, good armor, food, wild elite diary, lock pick, and slash items